The Atlanta Dream put up a good fight and at times looked to spoil the Valkyries home court finals coronation. But if you know the Valkyries, with star player Gabby Williams leading the way, then you know they're a team who knows how to close out a competitive game. Yesterday was no different. They went on a 7-0 run offensively to go along with their defensive prowess and seal the victory 68-64.
The WNBA should be proud of how these two teams are representing women's basketball across the globe. Who knew that many of us men could get behind a female team like the Valkyries so passionately that we'd don Lavender Sports Gear in the first weeks of football season and the final weeks of baseball season. We're not talking just guys cheering in Castro District bars, we're talking SF Bay Area men who eat sports for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Men who pay big pay-per-view fees to watch two men pummel each other into bloody submission for a championship belt.
And yet, many of these men are teddy bears when it comes to their mothers, wives and daughters. They can easily redirect their sports enthusiasm toward female sports and athletics with lesser brutality, like tennis or volleyball.
Lavender clad men are being seen all over the SF Bay Area thanks to this Valkyries championship run. Oh well, at least we SF Giants fans are spared seeing Dodger Blue clad fans plastered over the tv screen in playoff victory. Thank you, Milwaukee Brewers. And Thank you Golden State Valkyries for bringing lavender championship basketball to the bay, forcing many of us men out of our cave-like comfort zones to say, "hey, where can I buy some Valkyries sports gear?"
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